Month: October 2013

Working people across Saskatchewan gathered together this morning, at TCU Place in Saskatoon, for the first day of the SFL’s 58th Annual Convention. Delegates were treated to a number of excellent speakers, who discussed various issues of importance to the working people of Saskatchewan. Though… Read More

Job Summary The Centre for Labour Studies at Brock University invites applications for a probationary tenure track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2014. Qualifications The successful candidate will have a PhD (or be near completion), have a strong research agenda… Read More

Oil train derailment in Alberta and gas fracking protest in New Brunswick add to fossil fuel industry woes in Canada By Roger Annis, first published in the Vancouver Observer, October 24, 2013 Another oil train derailment and explosion in Canada has sent nearby residents fleeing from… Read More

By Samantha Ponting Nora Loreto’s newly published book, From Demonized to Organized: Building the New Union Movement, should be added to the toolkit of any educator interested in collective consciousness raising in the 21st century. The book’s last few chapters serve as valuable reading material… Read More

Faculty Position The deadline to apply is November 7th, 2013. Tenure-Track Position at Edwards The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan is seeking applicants for a tenure-track position in the area of Human Resources and/or Industrial Relations. Candidates must hold or be very… Read More

A selection of labour articles, studies and videos from the past week Conservatives vow to amend public service labour act: Public service unions worried about ‘vague’ promise to change act CBC News October 17, 2013 Ottawa closely monitoring labour dispute at CN Rail The Globe… Read More

by Lindsay Hinshelwood On Sept. 19, 2013, it was announced that another $135 million of taxpayers’ money will be invested at the Ford Motor Company of Canada’s Oakville Assembly Complex (OAC). Jerry Dias, newly elected Unifor national president, claimed at an Oakville news conference, “We… Read More

On September 1, comedian and shit-disturber Mary Walsh of “This Hour Has 22 Minutes” fame stormed the founding Unifor convention with a roast of labour leaders before turning her guns on Harper and Co.

On October 7, Rankandfile.ca spoke with Justin T., a Calgary Superstore employee and proud member of UFCW Local 401. [audio:http://rankandfile.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/UFCW_Justin.mp3|titles=Justin UFCW 401 interview] Earlier that day, the UFCW announced that its bargaining team had reached a tentative agreement with Loblaws, a subsidiary of George Weston… Read More

UFCW 401 Reaches a Tentative Deal with Loblaws ATTENTION SUPERSTORE & LIQUORSTORE WORKERS! PROUD AND ENTHUSIASTIC PICKET LINES RESULT IN TENTATIVE NEW COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT!!! Around the clock negotiations between union officials and Loblaw bargaining team have been ongoing since last Thursday. Sequestered in a Calgary… Read More

The privatization of Canada Post has long been discussed but times are changing. Across the Atlantic, Britain’s coalition government of Tories and Liberal Democrats is privatizing the Royal Mail. Privatization is being rammed through ahead of potential strike action by postal workers, while defenders of… Read More

“Made in the USA” documentary critiques Hudak’s plans for a low-wage Ontario September 20, 2013 The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has chosen the sidelines of the Ontario PC Convention as the right venue to premier a new documentary about Ontario PC leader Tim Hudak’s… Read More